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DODGE CITY TIMES.
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VOL. VI.
DODGE CITY, KANSAS, JAN. 24, 1880.
NO. 36-
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PROFESSIONAL CARDS.
SUTTON & C0L110RN.
If. W. SUTTON. ' COLBORN.
ATTOKEIK AT MW,
DODGE CITV. KAN".
OfEce In Post Office Building.
1IAKRY E. GRYDEN.
ATTSBXEV AT U,
dodge crrir. kas.
Will uractloe in the State and Federal Court.
GEO. A. KELLOGG.
1TTWXEI AT LAV.
DODGE CITY, KAN.
W ill practice in the several courts of the State,
Office in Globe Building
E. F. HAKDESTY,
ATTOBXKY AT MW,
DODGE CITY. KANSAS.
Will practice in State anil Federal Courts,
ofjee aeoond door west of I'ostflffice.
W. F. MASON.
PIIVSICIAW AHD MDBCKOX.
DODGE CITY. KANSAS.
Urdrn mar be left at Frlnger's Drug More.
Residence east end of Military atenne.
Ill'l.NKMAX. BROS. &. WEBSTER.
I. U.TIBER DBAI.ERI4.
DODGE CITY. KAS.
Yard south of Railroad track.
Cfc-XTEMrflAI. BARBKK ft BO I'.
Li'MLl'Y&KOCii. Proprietors.
Sharing. bamooing ami Hair Cuitting ilonr m
the latest fashion.
JOFIN WERTH.
CIVIL. UNCINKBR.
DODGE CITY, lOISD CO.. KANSAS.
Will locate lands in Meade and adjoining
Counties under the Pre-emption. Homestead
and Timber Culture Acta.
.SURVEl'ISG on reasonnble terms.
D: S. WEAVER,
liraler In
FURNITURE,
irAI.1, PAPEB,
PAINTER'S SUPPLIES, Ac.
DODGE CITY, KAS.
t. l. Mccarty, m. u.
Physician and Druggist,
DEALKU1.V DI1CGS, MEDICI5ES.
Chemicals and perfumery. Toilet Goods, Brush
es, Sponge, Dye Studs, Paints, Oils, etc.
IIER31AN J. FRINGER,
DEALER IN
Drugs, Medicines, Chemicals
AND PERFUMERY
Toilet Goods. Brushes, Sponges, Dye Stuffs
Paints. Oil. Etc
DODGE CITY. KANSAS.
CITY HOTEL,
F. M. AKERS, Proprietor.
PODGE CITY, KANSAS.
A New and First-Class House
With Good and Comfortable Beds.
Q&'Xo Saloon Attadud to the ioce.Q
NEW BOOT & SHOE SHOP.
JOHN MUELLER,
I uow prepare! lo Jo drst-claVrf work of
Nice-Fitting Boots a Specially
rrlcrs tow Shop al Mueller' el
A GREAT MINING FUROR.
During the pre-ent year, as the railway
line; push southwardly through New Mexico
a Urge immigration will unquestionably
find ila way into the mining district'.
Already new camp are being opened, or
old ones reopened. Twenty-two miles dis
tant from San' a Fe are the Orillos mines,
directly on the main branch of the Atchi
son, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway Line.
Twelte miles farther on are the old Placers,
and seven miles sooth the new Placers.
Within a brief period, Senator Jones, of Ne
Tads, and other Pacific Coast capitali.i
hare via'ted the Placer', in company with
expert, and the result of their investiga
tions ia that tbey hate forme a company
for the working of these ground. Speedy
operations are to be commenced, and already
contracts are let for the laying of thirty
mile of iron piping, so that water for
hydraulic washings may be introduced ere
the advent of early simmer. Estimates
hare been made that over $100,003,000
worth of placer gold can be dislodged within
a few years in lhee diggings, which hare so
often and so profitably been worked many
yean ago, but subsequently abandoned, as
the gravel had t be hanled many miles to
streams of water by the primitive Mexicans
ere the precious metal could le separated
from the dirt. Ye, even with all thi
i rouble and expense, the early native made
this species of mining profitable. With
improved methods, superior appliances and
ex'ecs'iTecapitil, a new era in placer min
ing will an, which gives promise, so far
as richness of yield I concerned, of ecllifS
ing California in her palmiest days.
Be'ween the Placers and the Orillos lie
great bodies of anthracite coal, which some
geologists and mineralogist affirm is (qua)
in quality to the best of the Pennsylvania
regions. While it is of a lesser specific
gravity, they mainiain that it will gave
fottb as much beat and make less ashes
Copper, iron and lead abound in close proxi
mity, and in such quantities as to be profi
tably worked. Already one smelter has
been erected, and another will soon be under
way.
A obeat deal of unnecessary excitement
has been caused by the introduction in the
Assembly of the New York Legislature of a
bill to provide for the choice of Presidential
electors by CoogretsionsI districts, instead
of by the State at large as has been the
custom for neatly half a century. The
scheme in itself is a good one, sioce it
would produce an electoral OJlleze more
nearly representing the views of the people
than the present system. Now a majority ,
or even a plurality of one vote in any State
may decide the political complexion of all
its Presidential electors; under the district
plan the minority party would give a rep
resentation in the Electoral College in pro
portion to its ttrength in the Congressional
district. Bat there is no likelihood that
the bill will become a law in New York,
notwithstanding the fact that the Republi
can have the power to paa il, and would
gain by so doing. They are willing to take
their chances before Ibe people of the Btate
on the old plan, with Gen. Grant for their
leader, next fall. They have no desire to
take map judgment; the bill will be allow
ed to slumber unless the conspiracy of ihe
Democrats to count in their candidate, ac
cording to the Garcelon plan, makes the
enactment of arch a law seem a great aecea-
ity. The introduction of the, bill was
simply an answer to the game of blcff Bow
beiag played by the Democratic leaders in
Com. res. Globe-Democrat,
As" excursion of wholesale niercksiwtroan
the H oori river town to Baals Fe and
Alboqoeiqae, is looked for in February.
FARMING AND SHEEP.
Larked, Kas , Jan. 19, 1S30.
To the Editor of the Time'.
I acknowledge the receift of a copy cf
your interesting little sheet, for which I am
much obliged. Karats seems lobe well pro
vided wiih intelligent editots, if nothing
ele. But Southwest Ksnsisis yet in her in
famy, and the majority of hrr ecltl.r are
unskilled in agriculture, many of tbem had
never plowed a farrow o raised a hill of
corn before coming here. The soil and cli
mate i very different from that of any of
the Eastern States, and must be learned.
The earth, like all new couotries, is filled
with all mamer of inserts and vermin; we
must learn the feasors and the requirements
of the toil before w can expect lo succeed
in agriculture. The past season was ex
tremely dry; but I noticed that land plowed j
deep and well pulverized, rolled and packed
when the soil Was sufficiently moist, aad the
seed pat in in good eaon all came up quick
and looks fine. Corn on old land, that was
properly tilled, woulJ hare made a good
crop if the worms h .d not taken iu I con
tend lhat because the general crop was a fail
ure list season, lhat it will do so anotler;
many have raised abundant crops in years
gone by and will do so again.
Ourclima'e is naturally dry and we must
prepare for dry weather; be ready to strike
when the iron is hot; plow when the ground
is moist, and barrow or cul'ivate and roll
immediately. What farmer in the E-s: has
not a good iwo-horre cultivator, double har
row snd roller? What larmer in all the
Southwest has either; and our soil and cli
mate requires them more than any in the
Eastern Slates. In Michigan rr Ohio or any
of the Eistern or Western Slates who would
expect their seed back if tbey put in a crcp
as poorly as mot of the farmers do here. I
sty plow deep and well. Culu vale thorough
ly and roll down your ground; do Ihe work
when Ibe soil is moist, and do only what
you can do well, and see if you do not get a
crop. And then what will we do with it, we
cannot get much for what we have to ship,
after paying freight; and wheat is all that
will pay to ship in the produce line. I say
buy sheep and feed it out ard ship the wool
and mntton. If you can't bay many sheep
leed the better what you do bay; they will
pay for every pound of grain, bay or straw
that tbey consume. Tne manure pays well,
either to enrich the soil or bum in p'ace 01
coal. They pay three payments : lambs,
wool and manure. W. J. Coltut.
1 Hebe is considerable stir in army circles
regarding Ihe probability of a campaign on
Ihe border durirg the coming summer.
General Pope accompanied by General
Bingham and Major Dunn, returned to Fort
Leavenworth Saturday eveniog from Fort
Garland where General Pope has been in
specting .General Mackenzie column of
troops who are now in splendid condition
for the field.
The summer campaign which is being
plaoned against the Utes will be participat
ed in by all the available troops in the
department. The first movement will be
made about the first of July. General
Sheridan was over the ground not long
ago and found that it was alsaoat impossible
to move troops through the mountains at a
date earlier than the middle of Jane.
Leavenworth Time.
OLD ALMANACS.
We have peruse! three almanacs, bearing
date respectively 1766, 1797, and 1".
They are the property of W. H. Harris, of
this city, having been sent to him from Ihe
east. We sslecl a few psragrsDhs from
this ancient almanac literature, with the
purpose of amusing some of cor readers
Here is a sample of poe'ical eflosion:
Com Almanack, bay. they never faith lie.
liut always predict, la their rrckaing- a atrict.
As maidens who tell. In nine raoatha the 'II b.
well,
litre's cold frost and hail, will In wint.r prevail
for summer there's thunder. It it lighten no
wonder.
Now aad then ahlzhtlde. andsnow banks besile
n iu everyming clever, all aliened together.
We are told to shear sheep when the moon
is increasing, soon after the change, unices
those that lose wool much, and then it is test
decreasing.
The address ol Gen. George Washington
declining a third term, appears in the
almanac of 1797. Il would probably be in
teresting reading nowadays. Washington'
principal reason for refusing a third term
was hi desire for retirement, and the en
joyment thereof.
They had some good joke in the days of
our forefathers:
A lady being at card one evening, when
her ruffle c.ught fire from a candle : a
gentlemen intending to be witty en the acci
dent, siid "be did not think her so apt to tak
fire." "Nor am I, from such a spark
you."
We are told: At this quarter of the moon
cut fire wood to prevent its snapping.
Sit not too near the fire; lest you barn
your shies.
Sow all such seed a root downward, as
carrot, parsnips, beets, etc.. before Ihe new
men.
Here i a useful bint concerning the pre
vention of fire that might be adepted with
proSt in this advanced age:
"There is a method used in seme countries
of glaxing chimneys when they are built, by
burning common salt in them, which render
tbem so smooth lhat no soot can adhere to
them. Chimney so constructed can never
take fire."
It is held that England will eventually
become one of the best customer far oar
mutton beep. To accomplish this, how
ever, our stock of mutton sheep must not
only be increaaed, bat especial car ssuet be
taken in breeding, and especial pains ud
in fattening. In beef cattle, what mnwnur
want nowadays is superior Scab, not
of tallow.
There! considerable comment among
Ihe officer in the department regarding ihe
action of ihe civil officers "of the govern meet
re gaming tne UiO prisoner.
There seems to be a feeling exi'ting lhat
the entire case ha been eitl.er misrepre
sented to Ihe head of the civil givernment
or many important facts withheld. The
present aspect of the ewe is lhat Ihe Indians
are not much, if any, to blame in murder
ing agent Meeker, and that they will be
C-'eared of the charge. Daring the whole in
vestigation nothing is slid of the murder of
Major Thornburg, and his men except that
be ahould not have made the ''mistake.' he
did, in facing a hostile foe when he could
have saved himself by keeping on hi way
or turning aside to avoid a fight. Leaven
worth Times.
The earning of Ibe Atchison, Topeka A
Santa Fa Railroad for the year 1S79, were
$658 per mile ot road. This road show
the largest increase of business of any road
within the past year. In 1876 Ihe earnings
were $318 per mile. It must be remembered
that this road traverse through a large ex
tant ef country that give it but little lo-al
traffic
Ocbat, the Cte is tort aad stout. He
has a square face and wears a high bat. He
has somewhat of a beard. He speaks
Spaaiahweli. Geo. Adams says that Ouray
is a smaa of intelligeaos, bat that when he
wiatoU teat the Utes had acted badly, be
smiled, shrugged his shoulders, and merely
saM that it Is only a way the Indiaas base.